Ordinance No. 30/2006/PL-UBTVQH11 Amending Article 9 of the Criminal Investigation Organization Ordinance

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AMENDING ARTICLE 9 OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ORDINANCE

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1992, as amended and supplemented by Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 dated December 25, 2001 of the 10th National Assembly, 10th Session;

WHEREAS, the Criminal Procedure Code;

WHEREAS, the Law on Prevention and Combating Corruption;

THIS ORDINANCE AMENDS ARTICLE 9 OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ORDINANCE.

Article 1. AMENDS ARTICLE 9 OF THE ORGANIZATION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION ORDINANCE AS FOLLOWS:

"ARTICLE 9. ORGANIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE IN THE PEOPLE'S PUBLIC SECURITY FORCES

1. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OF THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY INCLUDES THE SOCIAL ORDER CRIME INVESTIGATION BRIGADE, THE CORRUPTION CRIME INVESTIGATION BRIGADE, THE ECONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL CRIME INVESTIGATION BRIGADE, THE DRUG CRIME INVESTIGATION BRIGADE, AND THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OFFICE.

2. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OF THE PROVINCE PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT INCLUDES THE SOCIAL ORDER CRIME INVESTIGATION DIVISION, THE ECONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL CRIME INVESTIGATION DIVISION, THE DRUG CRIME INVESTIGATION DIVISION, AND THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OFFICE.

3. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT INCLUDES THE SOCIAL ORDER CRIME INVESTIGATION UNIT, THE ECONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL CRIME INVESTIGATION UNIT, THE DRUG CRIME INVESTIGATION UNIT, AND THE AUXILIARY MACHINE OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE.

Article 2. 4. BASED ON THE PROVISIONS OF CLAUSE 3 OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF EACH COUNTY, THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY SHALL SPECIFICALLY DECIDE THE NUMBER OF UNITS OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION POLICE OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT."

Article 3. THE GOVERNMENT AND THE SUPREME PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SHALL, WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES AND POWERS, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ISSUING GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THIS ORDINANCE.